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| Reference : A strong infrared radiation from molecular nitrogen in the night sky. |
| Scientific journals : Article | |||
| Physical, chemical, mathematical & earth Sciences : Space science, astronomy & astrophysics | |||
| http://hdl.handle.net/2268/71725 | |||
| A strong infrared radiation from molecular nitrogen in the night sky. | |
| English | |
| Stebbins, Joel [Mount Wilson Observatory > > > >] | |
| Whitford, A.-E. [Mount Wilson Observatory > > > >] | |
| Swings, Polydore [Mount Wilson Observatory > > > > >] | |
| 1945 | |
| Contributions from the Mount Wilson Observatory | |
| Carnegie Institution of Washington | |
| 703 | |
| 1-8 | |
| 0898-1892 | |
| Washington | |
| DC | |
| [en] A new infrared radiation has been detected in the night sky, which is far more intense than the ordinary persistent aurora giving the green line at 5577 A. Measured with a photocell and filters, the wave length of the new radiation is 10,440 ± 25 A.
This night-sky radiation is identified with the (0, 0) band of the first positive group B3∏ → A3Σ of N2. The absence of other N2 bands suggests that emission of the (0, 0) band involves conversion of the energy of dissociation D(N2) into excitation in a three-body collision: N + N + N2 → N2 + N2exc . Since D(N2) is a little larger than the excitation energy of B3∏, ν' ≈ 0, but smaller than B3∏, υ' = 1, only the bands arising from B3∏, υ' = 0, would be excited; and of the latter, only (0, 0) is observable. This mechanism implies the presence of a large number of nitrogen atoms in the high atmosphere. It can be effective only with the value 7.38v. of D(N2) advocated by Herzberg and Sponer. | |
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| http://hdl.handle.net/2268/71725 | |
| http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1945CMWCI.703....1S |
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